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Species of Spaces and Other Pieces by Georges Perec

michael5000's review against another edition

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challenging funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

ama35's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

3.75

Really enjoyed the beginning of the book, not so much the later portions.

jowixx's review against another edition

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4.0

Osobliwy przewodnik po przestrzeniach uniwersalnych, jednocześnie dowcipny i nostalgiczny, czyniący codzienność namacalną.
Fajny, bardzo pojemny koncept. Lubię, jak Perec postrzega świat wokół, zwłaszcza wówczas gdy zachwyca się oczywistościami i stawia je pod znakiem zapytania.

gaheehan's review against another edition

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adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

sortulv's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

francescomarcolini's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

1.75

A collection of random thoughts from a disturbed but smart individual. Some of the writings were absurd enumerations of things, others, like the final short story, allowed for an entertaining narrative. 

tyooong's review against another edition

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4.0

“Il mio paese natale, la culla della mia famiglia, la casa dove sarei nato, l’albero che avrei visto crescere (che mio padre avrebbe piantato il giorno della mia nascita), la soffitta della mia infanzia gremita di ricordi intatti…”

xolotlll's review against another edition

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5.0

Perec somehow conjures an entire living, breathing world from lists of inconsequential minutae.

fallinh's review against another edition

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4.0

it was all fun and game till he couldn’t stop “enumerating” shit and never stfu about the act itself and I got too tired to take some pieces more seriously
but the rest are brilliant, he’s a genius that’s one thing for sure
my favorite pisces

thebookofbanana's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Species of Spaces is a comforting work on how Perec finds comfort in the simple material world around him, and how he sees the spaces around him as a canvas to create.